The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination: A Brief But Differentiated Approach to Cognitive Assessment

Abstract

The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE), a screening examination that assesses cognition in a brief but quantitative fashion, uses independent tests to evaluate functioning within five major cognitive ability areas: language, constructions, memory, calculations, and reasoning. The examination separately assesses level of consciousness, orientation, and attention. This instrument quickly identifies intact areas of functioning, yet provides more detailed assessment in areas of dysfunction. Standardization data are provided for 119 healthy adults (age range, 20 to 92 years) and for 30 patients receiving neurosurgical care for brain lesions (range, 25 to 88 years). Cognitive profiles for several common neuropsychiatric conditions illustrate the usefulness of this examination in clinical practice.

Brief cognitive assessment instruments in schizophrenia and bipolar patients, and healthy control subjects: A comparison study between the Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for Schizophrenia (B-CATS) and the Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP)

“…There were few brief, valid, and reliable instruments for assessing cognitive functioning by non-trained clinicians in clinical practice. At present, there are specific neuropsychological batteries available for schizophrenia and other psychoses, such as the Cognistat (Kiernan et al, 1987), before 1995 known as the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination; the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) (Randolph et al, 1998); the Woodcock-Johnson III Test of Cognitive Abilities (Woodcock et al, 2001); and the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) (Keefe et al, 2004;Segarra et al, 2010). Despite the fact that these instruments have excellent psychometric properties, their administration is quite time-consuming (more than 30 min), diminishing its utility in psychiatric practice.…”

Cognistat: Recenze metody

“…Metodika testu je natolik zřejmá, že by případné vysvětlování mohlo být nadbytečné, bližší informace o vývoji metody a výběru jednotlivých položek by ovšem přesto byly na místě. Ve studii autorů, která není součástí manuálu, je dostupná jen obecná informace o postupných změnách nejednoznačných nebo matoucích položek testu (Kiernan et al, 1987).…”

Effect of Multi-Purpose Activity Training on Cognitive Functions in the Elderly Living at Home And in a Resthouse

“…[9][10][11] De ğer len dir me ler de yay gın ola rak kul lanı lan pek çok test var dır, an cak bu test le rin uy gu lan ma sı za man alır ve eği tim dü ze yi çok dü şük olan kim se ler de yo rum güç lük le ri ne ne den olur. Bu ne den le ça lış ma mız da, yaş lı lar da uy gu la ma sı ko lay, pa ha lı ol ma yan ve et ki li bir ta ra ma yap mak için ge liş ti ril miş test ler den Kı sa Por ta tif Men tal Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2010;30 (1) Du rum An ke ti (KPMDA) ku la nıl dı.…”